In Kennedy memorabilia headed for auction, a tale of friendship
By Marisa Gerber
January 27, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
Sprawled out on the floor of a New England home, surrounded by yellowing photographs and a flag that once rode in the presidential motorcade, appraiser Dan Meader leafed through history.
A folder labeled “Texas Trip” piqued his attention. He opened it and found documents dated the week John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza in 1963. He scanned the notes taken by Kennedy special assistant David Powers.
“Three shots,” he read, and then, “I carried my president onto the Air Force One in the casket.” He got goose bumps.
“It just takes you to the core,” Meader said. “This was his best friend. His life changed in that moment.”
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